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states senate. >> john is the right choice. and i urge his speedy confirmation. >> it's john john mccain so nice. much better reception than clinton herds got yesterday during the testimony of the bengahzi attacks. but it wasn't all warm and fuzzy. senator who went after hillary clinton tried to get kerry to contradict hillary clinton's testimony. but he did not take the bait. take a listen. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between me and secretary of state hillary clinton, that's not going to happen today on that score. >> jennifer: when it became clear that he could not get him to turn on hillary clinton he tried to get john kerry to criticize the bengahzi situation, and then he turned it around and made senator johnson look foolish. >> you worked with me then. i'm going on so we can get that behind us so we can find out what happened, then we can move onioned that. can you make that commitment to me. >> senator, in all fairness i think we do know what happened. i think that it is very clear clear--were you a
states senate. >> john is the right choice. and i urge his speedy confirmation. >> it's john john mccain so nice. much better reception than clinton herds got yesterday during the testimony of the bengahzi attacks. but it wasn't all warm and fuzzy. senator who went after hillary clinton tried to get kerry to contradict hillary clinton's testimony. but he did not take the bait. take a listen. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between me and secretary of state...
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states senate. ande i've always respected honored senator kerry's service in vietnam, my respect for john as a senator and my support for his nomination today originated in a very different experience. although that experience, too, concerned the country and the war he and i were privileged to serve in. it did not require marshal valor. on the contrary, it required, at least on senator kerry's part, and considerably less so on mine, extraordinary diplomatic skills. the administrations of president reagan and george herbert walker bush, had limited engagement with the government of vietnam for the purpose of encouraging vietnam to provide answers of the face of many americans who were still listed as pow-mia. that effort was led by a man both john and i respect, former chairman of the joint chiefs, vecsey, who continued as the president's special apple sear to vietnam in president clinton's administration. by the early 1990's, i think both john and i had come to the view that it would be better for o
states senate. ande i've always respected honored senator kerry's service in vietnam, my respect for john as a senator and my support for his nomination today originated in a very different experience. although that experience, too, concerned the country and the war he and i were privileged to serve in. it did not require marshal valor. on the contrary, it required, at least on senator kerry's part, and considerably less so on mine, extraordinary diplomatic skills. the administrations of...
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china is soon going to have double the emission of the united states of america. we have got to get these folk z as part of the unified effort. i intend to work very hard to do that. [inaudible] >> i appreciate that. the one probably most important stumbling block to that growing diplomatic partnership that i agree you could have trans formational potential for the world is the potential conflict between china's growing military footprint in the region and our pivot to asia when it comes to our military interest as well. away have seen the growing territorial dispute between china and philippines and china and japan and japan and korea. how do we rather than it out without getting drawn to the dispute which we have no immediate interest in. it makes it harder to stay disconnected if we have a larger footprint there? >> senator, i'm not convinced that increased military rampup is critical yet. i'm not convince yet. that's something i want to look at carefully when and if you confirm and i get in there and dig in a little deeper. we have a lot more bases out there t
china is soon going to have double the emission of the united states of america. we have got to get these folk z as part of the unified effort. i intend to work very hard to do that. [inaudible] >> i appreciate that. the one probably most important stumbling block to that growing diplomatic partnership that i agree you could have trans formational potential for the world is the potential conflict between china's growing military footprint in the region and our pivot to asia when it comes...
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states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator men and does an senator corporate and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and weekend do again and talk about it of how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we did not identify the ways it can help each other confronts a unique set of questions globally. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary prague that the scent is in my blood, but equally proud that so, too, is the foreign service. i father's work under presidents, both democrats and republicans, it took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey that brought home the sacrifices and the commitment the men and women of the foreign service make every day on behalf of a
states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator men and does an senator corporate and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and weekend do again and talk about it of how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country...
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i think this is one of the great committees of the united states senate. and it is the only major committee and i have served on since c-span2 when i arrived in the senate in 1985. as you know, the committee carries special consequential responsibilities with respect to the security of our nation. i think each and every one of you for this serious consideration that you give and have given to the challenging issues and for the remarkable cooperation and i have had as chairman of the committee. if confirmed, i look for to continuing to work particularly closely with all of you as we tackle some of the toughest issues and challenges that i have seen in the entire time i have served on this committee. i am particularly welcoming to the new members in the regard. and very grateful to president obama for nominating me and entrusting me with the support responsibility, and i am particularly grateful to secretary clinton, senator mccain, and senator warren for their introductions of me just now. i will not take it personally that this may be the one item in washi
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based on fiscal sanity would be deemed not serious are the media will fail the united states senate. in a proposal to restrain growth is immediately deemed not serious in washington d.c. term limits are deemed nonserious in washington d.c. kept in federal clothes by the federal budget but private sector economy also do not serious in washington d.c. the truth is anything serious is deemed not heiress washing to d.c. and then senator obama voted against raising the debt ceiling, he said he was doing up because the national debt was outrageous a train dollars. i want to quote the president because he clarified for effect $8 trillion. under president about our national debt is over $16 trillion climbing, larger than our entire economy and he's not worried at all. indeed, he caused the progress. remember his campaign slogan? have got news for the president. if washington's guidance going forward, america's economy is going backwards. instead of managing government, it's time to address how we can make america to please her she can once again become the land of upper charity, a place of o
based on fiscal sanity would be deemed not serious are the media will fail the united states senate. in a proposal to restrain growth is immediately deemed not serious in washington d.c. term limits are deemed nonserious in washington d.c. kept in federal clothes by the federal budget but private sector economy also do not serious in washington d.c. the truth is anything serious is deemed not heiress washing to d.c. and then senator obama voted against raising the debt ceiling, he said he was...
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the nra said in a statement " senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law- abiding citizens for decades. it is disappointing but not surprising that she is once again focused on card telling the constitution instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health system. " the american people know gun bans do not work and we are confident congress will reject senator feinstein's long headed approach. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi may have ties to the city of baltimore. but that is not stopping her from carry on the san francisco forty-niners. colosio was born and raised in the maryland town, and her father and brother were both members of the city. he said " pretty excited have two of my favorite teams going into the super bowl. " pelosi says that while she is not ruling against baltimore, she will be cheering on the 49ers. >> police will be meeting with other city officials are regulated under the super bowl to make sure that the celebration was they say it perry ed sampras's go police are gearing up for what it will hold will be is a celebration, if the
the nra said in a statement " senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law- abiding citizens for decades. it is disappointing but not surprising that she is once again focused on card telling the constitution instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health system. " the american people know gun bans do not work and we are confident congress will reject senator feinstein's long headed approach. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi may have ties to...